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Church Piece cemetery site is an ancient monument in Oxfordshire designated as a scheduled site under NHLE list entry 1003243. The site represents a burial ground of archaeological significance, though the precise dating and cultural attribution require reference to specialist excavation reports and county records. Church Piece reflects patterns of settlement and mortuary practice in Oxfordshire's archaeological landscape, with its designation indicating recognition as a monument of national importance worthy of statutory protection. Further details regarding its chronological period, excavation history, and specific findings would require consultation of the site's formal archaeological documentation and the Oxfordshire Historic Environment Record.
Church Piece cemetery site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003243. View the official record →
Church Piece cemetery site is an ancient monument in Oxfordshire designated as a scheduled site under NHLE list entry 1003243.
Church Piece cemetery site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 340m north west of Cooks Cottages (2.6 km), Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages (2.8 km), Sinodun Hill camp (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Church Piece cemetery site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Church Piece cemetery site stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.